Rahul Gandhi's strongest complaint was that a house in Mahadevapura had 80 duplicate voters enrolled. But when local Booth Level Officer (BLO) Muniratna was approached, he informed that there was no duplication.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday has once again asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to either give a declaration as per the rules or apologise to the country for his "false" allegations regarding the voter lists.
Rahul Gandhi criticised the government’s handling of Operation Sindoor, accusing it of lacking political will and restricting the armed forces. IAF Chief Air Marshal AP Singh rejected the claims.
ECI concluded, "If Shri Rahul Gandhi does not sign the Declaration, it would mean that he does not believe in his analysis, resultant conclusions and is making absurd allegations. In which case, he should apologise to the nation."
However, the claims of ‘fraudulent’ voter registration or “vote chori” as alleged by Rahul Gnadhi, seem unfounded since BLO Munirathna has clarified to that several migrant workers living in small houses along the IT corridor use rental agreements to obtain voter IDs.
Rahul Gandhi had been peddling 'vote chori' conspiracy theory to tarnish the reputation and integrity of the Election Commission of India and rationalise Congress' unbeaten streak of losing elections.
Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of Maharashtra, Haryana, and Karnataka attached a Declaration/Oath form that Rahul Gandhi must sign under penalty of law, warning that false claims are punishable under RP Act, 1950 and BNS, 2023.